• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Sociology Major Requirements

Required Sociology
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 2320Statistical Analysis in Sociology4
or INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
SOCL 2321Research Methods in Sociology4
or INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
Additional required methodological training
Complete one of the following:4
Ethnographic Field Experience
Social Networks
Programming with Data
Foundations of Data Science
Evaluating Health Technologies
Digital Methods for Social Sciences and Humanities
Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
Ethnographic Methods
Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory
Senior Seminar
SOCL 4600Senior Seminar4

Required Sociology Electives

Sociology Electives
Students must complete seven elective courses in the major, at least four of which must be at the 3000 level or higher.28

Sociology Major Grade Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 across all major courses is required.

Sociology Major Credit Requirement

Complete 56 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 10001SOCL 1000+ level elective4General elective4General elective 4
SOCL 11014Elective4General elective 4General elective4
ENGW 11114SOCL 2321 or INSH 31014  
Foreign language BA course4Foreign language BA course4  
SOCL 1000+ level elective 4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 1000+ level elective4Co-opCo-opGeneral elective4
SOCL 2320 or INSH 31024  General elective4
ANTH 23054   
Foreign language BA course4   
EESH 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 3000+ level elective4Co-opCo-opGeneral elective4
ENGW 3315 or 33054  General elective4
SOCL 33004   
Advanced methods requirement4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Elective4SOCL 3000+ level elective4  
SOCL 3000+ level elective4SOCL 46004  
SOCL 3000+ level elective4General elective4  
Elective4General elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130